HAFAD Awards

£335,000 Boost for Northwest Film Industry

North West Vision has awarded £335,000 of funding to strengthen the film industry in the Northwest.

This year, six new organisations have received support for the first time, including the UK's second Kurdish Film Festival and a scheme run by the North West Disability Arts Forum (NWDAF) for disabled and deaf filmmakers living in the area.

Funding will also assist the North West Film Archive (NWFA) to rescue and preserve film-moving images from around the Northwest, and provide a platform for issue-based films from Bangladesh and Pakistan.

Alice Morrison, Chief Executive of North West Vision said:

"We are not just concerned with supporting the region's production industry; we also work to ensure that we give audiences more choice, develop and support creativity and skills across the industry, and encourage public participation in film."

Facts about 2006 awards:

• £335,000 of funding distributed to benefit North West Film industry.
• £70,000 awarded to audience development projects
• £150,000 for exhibition and distribution of film
• £65,000 awarded for access to film
• £50,000 awarded for film heritage
• 17 awards made across the Northwest
• 6 new applicants awarded
• Increase in diversity of awards
• Increased support in Cumbria

Follow this link to find out more about the awardees

View a full list of HAFAD funding awards by downloading the forms below (available in Word and PDF format)

Heritage Access to Film and Audience Development Awards 2006.doc (51.00 KB)
Heritage Access to Film and Audience Development Awards 2006.pdf (35.04 KB)